ISKCON Temple Kathwada

Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar Gaudham (), commonly known as the ISKCON Kathwada Temple, Hare Krishna Gaushala and ISKCON Gaushala, is a well known Vaishnav temple of Lord Krishna and Radharani in the form ofRadha Shyamsundar'''. Opened in 2016, the temple was available for public viewing near the Sardar Patel Ring Road, located near the Village Kathwada, Ahmedabad, India. It is one of the busiest tourist attractions that is visited in Ahmedabad. It is not just a temple but also a Vedic Learning Center in very scientific way.

History

Sri Sri Radha Shyamsundar Dham has been built in 2017 for the pleasure of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder-acharya of the ISKCON. And today, it is regarded as one of the most popular temples in Ahmedabad.

Deities

The deities of the temple are Shyamsundar and Radharani at the central altar. On the right altar are Jagannath, Baldeva, Subhadra & Sudarshanji. On the left altar is a deities of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with Nityananda Prabhu, and of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and his spiritual teacher Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Radha Shyamsundar Gaudham enforces one of the highest standards of cleanliness and of deity worship in all of Ahmedabad.

Schedule

As Vaishnavism, ISKCON has very high standard of worship, daily routine of temple is:-

• Six aratis are offered to the Deities everyday, which are as:-

1. Mangala Aarti at 4.30 AM
2. Tulasi Aarti at 5:00 AM
3. Shringar Dharshan & Guru Pooja - 7:30 AM (Very Beautiful)
4. Srimad Bhagavatam Class - 8:00 AM
5. Dhoop Aarti - 8:30 AM
6. Raj-Bhoga Aarti 12:00 PM Noon
7. Temple Closes - 1:00 PM
8. Pushpa Aarti - 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
9. Sandhya Aarti - 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
10. Bhagavad Gita Class - 7:30 PM

• Daily lecture in Temple Hall on Bh. Gita / Srimad Bhagavatam.
• Regular Seminars and classes on understanding of Bhagavad Gita by highly qualified experts devotees who have very deep understanding in Vedic literatures on Bhakti Yoga.

Activities

ISKCON Kathwada holds daily discourses on various Vedic scriptures along with many regular seminar and courses. It also holds preaching programs as Nama Hatta and Congregation House Program at various places of Ahmedabad and to the House of the Devotees. One can watch ISKCON’s many international videos and relish hundreds of lectures, kirtans and bhajans. Food for Life program is the largest vegetarian food relief program in the world, ISKCON Kathwada is doing this activity daily in temple premises and also to various public parks & slum areas in Ahmedabad City. Under this program ISKCON Kathwada is serving Krishna Prasad to more than 100 Anganwadi which includes approximately 3000 children.

See also

• ISKCON Youth Forum
• Vaishnavism
• ISKCON Mayapur
• http://ISKCON Mumbai
• ISKCON Punjabi Bagh & Vedic Centre Delhi
• ISKCON Temple Delhi
• ISKCON Temple Chennai
• ISKCON Temple Patna
• Gaudiya Vaishnavism
• Svayam Bhagavan

External links

• ISKCON Ahmedabad
• ISKCON Desire Tree